Boeing calls off Starliner launch due to rocket issue
Time:2024-05-07 13:49:57 Source:styleViews(143)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Boeing called off its first astronaut launch because of a valve problem on the rocket Monday night.
The two NASA test pilots had just strapped into Boeing’s Starliner capsule when the countdown was halted, just two hours before the planned liftoff. A United Launch Alliance engineer, Dillon Rice, said the issue involved an oxygen relief valve on the upper stage of the company’s Atlas rocket.
There was no immediate word on when the team would try again to launch the test pilots to the International Space Station for a weeklong stay. It was the latest delay for Boeing’s first crew flight, on hold for years because of capsule trouble.
“In a situation like this, if we see any data signature is not something that we have seen before, then we are just simply not willing to take any chances with what is our most precious payload,” Rice said.
Previous:Nature themed 3D pavement paintings displayed in Chongqing
Next:Migrant birds seen at Hailiu reservoir in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia
You may also like
- How Will Xi's Visit to Xiong'an Reshape the Future of the Futuristic City?
- Silk Road int'l expo pushes for deeper Belt and Road cooperation
- China sees improvements in logistics flow
- Xi Inspects SW China's Sichuan
- Chinese paddlers continue winning streak at WTT Champions Incheon
- Xi Focus: Xi Calls for Striving to Realize Economic Goals in 2023
- Xi Signs Order to Commend Outstanding Military Units, Individuals
- Export of heating equipments to EU sees rapid growth in China's Foshan
- Zhongyuan Town in E China revitalized through economic transformation, upgrading